The recent elections in West Bengal have seen the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading decisively in 184 out of 294 seats, indicating a significant shift in voter sentiment against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee. The TMC's attempts to counter this trend by branding BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as 'anti-Bengali' did not yield the desired results. Corruption allegations against TMC leaders, particularly in chit fund cases and government recruitment scandals, have been pivotal in fostering anti-incumbency sentiment. Political analyst Maidul Islam noted that the elections were conducted with many voters delisted during the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, which may have influenced the outcomes. Despite TMC's efforts to field candidates from various communities and implement social welfare schemes, the party's ministers were trailing their BJP rivals by midday on Monday. A shopkeeper in Kolkata expressed dissatisfaction with TMC's local leadership, indicating a broader sentiment of fatigue with the ruling party's governance.